The value of certificates of origin issued by the Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) during January-October period of 2022 to export goods and commodities to Arab and foreign countries amounted to about JD742 million, compared to JD599 million for the same period last year.
According to ACC’s statistical data announced Saturday, the number of ACC-issued certificates of origin in the last ten months of 2022 reached 30,526, compared to 31,689 for 2021.
Over the same period, the ACC’s certificates targeted many countries, primarily Saudi Arabia with 7, 722, then Kuwait by 5,913, the United Arab Emirates by 4, 097, Iraq by 1, 153, and Egypt by 907.
In terms of value over the last ten months 2022, exports to Iraq amounted to JD188 million, Egypt at about JD98 million, Saudi Arabia stood at JD94 million, the United Arab Emirates at JD76 million and then Kuwait at about JD33 million, ACC figures showed.
With regard to re-exports of foreign products, their value amounted to about JD320 million, while industrial, agricultural and Arab products’ exports reached JD187 million, about JD143 million, and about JD60 million, respectively. The rest went to many other different products, according to ACC’s statistical data.
ACC issues certificates of origin for Jordanian agricultural and animal products and raw Jordanian natural resources for foreign goods that are being re-exported and for foreign goods purchased from the local market under specific conditions.
It also issues these certificates for Jordanian industrial products at the exporter’s request based on an original factory invoice certified by a Jordanian industry chamber proving that goods have a Jordanian origin.
SOURCE: JORDAN NEWS AGENCY